KWWL On The Money December 20, 2015
The Federal Reserve controls outright only one Interest Rate in the economy. The one banks use to lend to each other overnight, or the fed funds rate. The prime rate is tied to the fed funds rate and many consumer loans and credit cards are tied to the prime rate. With a higher rate, the fed tries to slow down the economy. With a lower rate, it tries toy s toies toy s toies to stimulate the economy. Thats what the fed did with excessive cuts during the financial crisis of 2007. It slashed rates to the zero, with a bin for nearly seven years. Raising rates this time will be complicated. When th...